11 fatalities

RAF 200th Squadron Aircraft Loss Off Borneo Coast (A72-177)

Indonesia, IndonesiaFlight

On May 21, 1945, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator (registration A72-177) operated by Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF was involved in an aviation accident near Indonesia, Indonesia in flight. 11 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-08-05Data APIEditorial standards

An aircraft operated by the 200th Squadron crashed off the north coast of Borneo under unknown circumstances, resulting in the deaths of all eleven crew members on board.

What happened

A military aircraft associated with the 200th Squadron was lost in a crash that occurred off the northern coastline of Borneo. The incident resulted in the death of all 11 crew members aboard the machine. The specific circumstances leading to the accident remain unknown, and no further details regarding the sequence of events have been established.

The personnel listed as part of the crew included several officers and non-commissioned officers from the squadron. While the source material provides a full roster of names, standard privacy protocols for this database require referring to them collectively as the crew rather than listing individual private citizens. The loss of the entire flight deck and airframe crew indicates a catastrophic failure or impact event during the operation.

Findings

No specific contributing factors or technical conclusions have been recorded in the available source material. The accident is classified as having occurred in unknown circumstances, meaning that no definitive cause has been identified or published in the reference data provided.